R-MITRA : New women safety App by Indian Railways!!!

Indian Railways launched a special safety App for Women Passengers. It is an all-India mobile application service to wipe out crime against women on the trains. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated a mobile-based application system introduced by Eastern Railway.

He has mentioned that : Around 2.7 crore to 3 crore people travel in the Indian Railways system on a day-to-day basis. Different types of crimes are committed by anti-social elements. It is a big challenge to deal with crime in railway properties. Adding tracking and preventing crime was very important.

To wipe out crimes against women travellers, Railways will provide immediate help through this app from which the Railway Protection Force could be availed. The App which is named Railway Mobile Instant Tracking Response and Assistance (R-MITRA), works both online and offline in SMS mode by using the helpline number 56161.

The basic functionality of R-Mitra is to alert the nearest RPF inspector and divisional security control room in case of any emergency with the press of a button only.Once the button on the app is pressed, the physical location of the victim will be sent to the control room with the help of GPS and GPRS and the control room will track the user and ensure action immediately. The security and safety measure, App is being developed in coordination with Railway Protection Force and designed in-house by the Eastern Railway (ER).

This useful app could be used by regional railways nation-wide and which surely tends to the increase of the number of passengers of railways.